The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-04-11
A JUBILEE CELEBRATION.
1aa7--lss7.


band Of missionaries sent to these
islands by the American Board at any
one time, commenced on Saturday eve
ming at the Kawaiahao seminary. The
reinforcement Of April 9th, 1887, com
prised "four preachers, one physician,
a secular agent and eight male school
teachers, the wives of these fourteen
and two unmarried female teachers"
The ship on which they came was the
Mary Frazier, Captain Sumner. -Four
Of the passengers, Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Bailey, Of Wailuku, Maui, Hon.
Is. N. Castle and Mrs. A. S. Cooke
we're present at the meeting on Satur-
day evening The Cousins Society,
organized in 1859, met in the large
dining hall of the institution. On the
wall was neatly wrought arch com
posed of the figures and letters, 1897.
Mary Frazier. 1897 over number
Of ancient spears and arrows artisucally
arranged. The room was deliberately
decorated with palm leaves, wreaths
and other growths Of the country. On
the platform stood fine new upright
piano, present from Messrs. Castle
& Cooke to the seminary.
Professor w. c. Merritt, Of Oahu
College, presided and opened the ex-
ercises, and prayer was offered by Mr.
E. Bailey. After this a collection was
taken amounting to $4a. Messrs.
Castle & Cookies present was then
introduced and placed in charge Of
Mrs. Hanford, by whom the instru-
ment was at once installed into the
duties Of its station with the playing in
that lady's usual able style OF "rhe
Norwegian Wedding March" Num-
bers Of the "Malle Wreath" we're read
lby Mrs. Merritt and Miss Payson.
Rev. Mr.. Oleson and Mr.. w. o. Smith
read papers on the present condition
and needs of the church in the Ha-
waiian Islands. A vocal duet followed
| by Professor Van Slyke and Mr.. Levi
Lyman. A telegram from DR. Jordan
Smith, one Of the secretaries Of the
American Board, was read, bearing
: greetings on this festive occasion.
MIR. l.. B. Coan read letters from
different Cousins" General Arm
strong, Of Hampton, Va, Rev Oliver
Emerson, Of Rhode Island, and Rev
DR. Person, Of Texas A resolution
+ was adopted to send a copy Of the
paper read by Mr.. Oleson to the
American Board A resolution, to BE-
presented to the American Board, rela
tive to mission work on these islands
was adopted.
Rev. S. L. Bishop read simila
resolution, adopted some time since b,
/, the Hawaiian Board. Remarks wer
made on this and subjects appropriai,
to the occasion by the Hon. S. N
! Castle, Mr.. Bailey, and Rev. DIR. Smith
: of Koloa, Kauai.
The audience was large, and SCENE,
TO be generally Interested in the pre-
' ceedings
J. Notice was taken of the fact that
lalthough the hour for retiring in tn
u Seminary came round during the tim
Of the meeting, all the pupils, number
@ ing about one hundred, found thei
way to the dormitories without creatin
4 the slightest interruption or disturb
ance, thus rejecting great credit o
(; themselves for good conduct an
> showing the tne discipline maintaine
d by those in charge. The meetin
closed about 10 o'clock.
z THE SERVICE LAST EVENING.
Fort Street Church was filed la,
\ evening, on the occasion of the mi
sionary jubilee service DevotionI
,e exercises were conducted by Rev.
: M. Hyde, DID,, assisted by Rev. ID
Smith, of Koloa, and Mr.. Edwd. Bale,
W Rev. w. B. Oleson delivered the Sc
mon, the topic, generally expressed
m being comparison of the religion
condition Of these islands in the earl
s. missionary days and at the preser
time, which was favorable to the forms
/ period. Allusion was made particular
to the declension in religion and mora
n of the native race. The causes I
i which the degenerating process VIZ
referred included the withdrawal ,
J. active missionary agencies from outsid
the shifting character of the popul
v ton, and the altered circumstances ,
the natives in almost every other re
IN pect. Mr.. Oleson emphasized the re
I possibility, not only of the residel
foreign people, but also Of the Chr
ID tians OF the United States who initiate
missionary operations in Hawaii.
EXERCISES TODAY.
6 In another place will be found Il
full programme of the order of exercis
Of at the grand missionary jubilee reunic
at Punahou to-day
H. SIDE LIGHTS.
IN. Received at the Club House per
letlC A,,ehr,I,o. I~aek .ol,.-.. -,